The Environmental Quality Board published proposed increases in Dam Safety and Waterway Management Permit fees for public comment. The proposal would increase fees nearly $8 million-- dam safety ($933,495 increase) and waterway management ($7,052,390 increase).
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice it is soliciting additional public comments on a proposed rulemaking published in August, 2010 increasing noncoal mining-related permit fees. The proposal would increase fees $2,475,000 (from $25,000 to $2,500,000 annually).
DEP in December took action to withdraw proposed Drinking Water permit fee increases adopted by the Environmental Quality Board which would have generated $8.1 million (from $250,000 to $8,385,000 annually).
Other pending permit fee increases include:
-- Coal Surface Mining Permits: $350,000 (from $50,000 to $400,000 annually); and
-- Air Quality Permits: $7.8 million (from $19,570,000 to $27,408,000 annually).
